Nonstop flight route between Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Wabush, Labrador, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°55'22"N by 66°51'52"W)
Distance from LUX to YWK:
3,027.65 miles (4,872.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxembourg Airport (LUX), Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Wabush Airport (YWK), Wabush, Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,028 miles (or 4,873 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Luxembourg Airport and Wabush Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Luxembourg Airport and Wabush Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUX / ELLX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E |
| Area Served: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Operator/Owner: | Luxembourg Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUX |
| More Information: | LUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWK / CYWK |
| Airport Name: | Wabush Airport |
| Location: | Wabush, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°55'22"N by 66°51'52"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1809 feet (551 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YWK |
| More Information: | YWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Luxembourg Airport (LUX):
- In addition to being known as "Luxembourg Airport", other names for LUX include "Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg", "Aéroport de Luxembourg" and "Flughafen Luxemburg".
- The airport was originally known as "Sandweiler Airport", and was opened in the 1930s as a small grass airfield with a relatively short, 3400' runway.
- Sandweiler Airport was used by the Americans for the rest of the war as a transport supply airfield and also to evacuate combat casualties to England.
- Luxembourg Airport (LUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Luxembourg Airport (meaning Luxembourg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of LUX.
- Luxembourg Airport handled 2,197,331 passengers last year.
- United States Army combat engineers arrived at Sandweiler in mid September 1944 and performed some minor reconstruction to prepare the airfield for Ninth Air Force combat aircraft.
Facts about Wabush Airport (YWK):
- The furthest airport from Wabush Airport (YWK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,174 miles (17,982 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Wabush Airport (YWK) is Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ENE of YWK.
- Wabush Airport (YWK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.45 miles (44.18 km) NE | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |     |
| 2 | 32.80 miles (52.79 km) NE | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 3 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) S | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| 4 | 49.52 miles (79.70 km) SE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 5 | 52.34 miles (84.23 km) ENE | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 6 | 60.90 miles (98.00 km) ESE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.89 miles (102.83 km) E | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 74.72 miles (120.25 km) E | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 77.76 miles (125.14 km) NNW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 10 | 82.92 miles (133.44 km) N | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 11 | 89.84 miles (144.58 km) ENE | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 89.94 miles (144.75 km) S | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 13 | 91.28 miles (146.89 km) NNW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 92.69 miles (149.17 km) N | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 95.33 miles (153.43 km) NNE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,015.88 miles (19,337.64 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,663.00 miles (18,769.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,660.45 miles (18,765.63 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,655.71 miles (18,758.00 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,652.78 miles (18,753.28 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,650.54 miles (18,749.68 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,650.29 miles (18,749.28 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,642.52 miles (18,736.77 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,642.49 miles (18,736.72 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,625.91 miles (18,710.04 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,620.50 miles (18,701.33 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,613.25 miles (18,689.67 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,599.48 miles (18,667.50 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,595.19 miles (18,660.61 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,586.49 miles (18,646.60 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 122.33 miles (196.87 km) ENE | Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM) | Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 2 | 130.09 miles (209.36 km) N | Schefferville Airport (YKL) | Schefferville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 188.28 miles (303.00 km) S | Sept-Îles Airport (YZV) | Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 209.00 miles (336.35 km) NW | Fontages Airport (YFG) | Fontanges, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 229.71 miles (369.68 km) SE | Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) | Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 240.41 miles (386.91 km) SSE | Port-Menier Airport (YPN) | Port-Menier, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 251.96 miles (405.50 km) SE | Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 268.26 miles (431.73 km) SSW | Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) | Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 268.30 miles (431.78 km) E | CFB Goose Bay (YYR) | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 282.12 miles (454.03 km) S | Matane Airport (YME) | Matane, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 286.67 miles (461.34 km) WNW | La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) | Northern Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 288.32 miles (464.00 km) SE | Natashquan Airport (YNA) | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 303.77 miles (488.87 km) SSW | Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) | Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 304.54 miles (490.11 km) SSW | Forestville Airport (YFE) | Forestville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 304.82 miles (490.56 km) SSE | Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,173.63 miles (17,982.18 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,139.24 miles (17,926.82 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,120.95 miles (17,897.39 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,103.05 miles (17,868.58 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,089.97 miles (17,847.53 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,080.54 miles (17,832.36 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,040.05 miles (17,767.20 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,991.40 miles (17,688.89 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,986.65 miles (17,681.26 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,980.16 miles (17,670.81 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,876.27 miles (17,503.61 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,870.94 miles (17,495.04 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,851.16 miles (17,463.20 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,823.85 miles (17,419.25 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,791.25 miles (17,366.79 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |